Aaron Harden, VP, Workspace Solutions
Denver, CO/ DECEMBER 6 – 8, 2021 – It was not much of a gamble when Aaron Harden, Vice President, Workspace Solutions, MESA MOVING AND STORAGE, decided to hire Ed Katz and the International Office Moving Institute (IOMI®). Aaron had already taken IOMI’s online office moving training when he worked for another company in Seattle, Washington.
“A leader cannot lead unless he knows where he’s going. Our goal? To ensure that MESA becomes the best IOMI Certified Office Mover® in the nation. We just had key employees from all our branches complete IOMI’s three-day, intensive, in person training with Ed Katz. Now, we are going to rollout IOMI’s online training to everyone else at MESA involved in commercial moves,” said Harden.
Ed Katz, IOMI® instructor
Harden added, “We’re here to help. These simple words drive everything we do every day. A move is more than just hauling stuff from one location to another. With IOMI’s best practice methods, we can minimize the risk of damage to our customers’ furniture, computers, copiers, and real property (carpet, walls, doors, and elevators). We learned IOMI’s proprietary estimating formula that is based upon man-hours, volume, and logistics, and not weight, which household movers typically use when quoting an office move. Therefore, the chance of our moves completing on time for the price quoted is greatly improved.”
“The A Team”
Neil Ryan, Commercial Sales
Troy Elliott, Project Management
Brad Linneli, O&I Sales
Dave Pitchford, O&I Sales
Kenna Furrer, National Account Manager
Josh Morton, Area Sales
John McCormick, Operations Manager
Kedrick Strutz, O&I Sales
Andrea Williams, VP of Operations Emerging Mkts.
Jared Beek, VP of Operations,
Metro Markets
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For more than a decade, many in the moving industry and companies planning a move have come to rely on officemoves.com as a steadfast source of best practices. We advocate, and through the International Office Moving Institute (IOMI®), teach:
• Minimizing the risk of damage to walls, floors, doors and elevators during your move. IOMI® Certified Office Movers® and Certified Project Managers® learn the best practice methods for installing extensive building protection.
• Minimizing the risk of damage to furniture and computers during your move. IOMI® Certified Office Movers® and Certified Project Managers® learn the best-practice methods for wrapping every monitor, printer, CPU, server, and copier with two layers of anti-static bubble wrap (with the bubbles facing the bubbles) instead of pad-wrapping computers with filthy furniture pads.
• Timing is of the essence on your office move. If your mover doesn’t finish the job on time, it can cost your company thousands of dollars of nonproductive downtime. IOMI® Certified Office Movers® and Certified Project Managers® learn an estimating formula that’s based upon man-hours instead of the unreliable method typically used on household moves that’s based on weight.
The IOMI® proprietary estimating formula is uncannily accurate because it factors in not only volume but the unique logistics of both the building you’re moving from and to.
Why hire an IOMI®
Certified Office Mover®?
1. On time for the price quoted
One of the biggest complaints about movers is that they often badly underestimate the cost of a move and then don’t finish on time. An International Office Moving Institute (IOMI®)-trained mover learns a formula for accurately estimating cost. By calculating the number of trucks and movers for how long, IOMI® Certified Office Movers® can base estimates on man-hours, volume, and logistics, and not weight, which household movers typically use when quoting an office move. As a result, the chances of a move completing on time for the price quoted is greatly improved.
2. Minimize risk of damage
IOMI® Certified Office Movers® learn the latest techniques to minimize risk of damage to furniture and computers, and are trained in extensive building protection to minimize risk of damage to carpet, walls, doors, and door jambs.
3. Minimize downtime
There is a better way! IOMI® Certified Office Movers® understand that their customers can’t afford to shut down operations during a move, and are trained in techniques to keep client employees working. Many IOMI® graduates offer the “boxless” move — moving the contents in the furniture instead of the contents and the furniture.
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